prompt and favorable action, and was signed by Governor John A. Andrew on May 9. In the meantime, the letter of gift and instructions from John Boynton received final polishing, and was submitted to the generous and humble donor. He affixed his small, firm signature in the presence of David Whitcomb on May 13. The incorporators named in the charter, Hoar and Sweetser, called the first meeting of the Corporation for June 3.